PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alec Jaquillard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kale Van Poika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jaquillard
vs
Van Poika

164 cm
25
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
162 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Blood Bank ($10)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alec Jaquillard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kale Van Poika!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Poika stuffs the takedown.
Jaquillard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jaquillard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Van Poika swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alec Jaquillard. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Van Poika moves into the clinch.
Jaquillard is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Van Poika is defending well.
Van Poika misses with a knee strike.
Van Poika controlling the action here for a moment.
Jaquillard has had enough of the clinch but Van Poika keeps him there for the moment.
Jaquillard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Van Poika just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Jaquillard goes for a takedown in the clinch but Van Poika prevents it.

Jaquillard is fighting off a takedown attempt but Van Poika is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jaquillard to the mat. Jaquillard regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Van Poika working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jaquillard's head.
Jaquillard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Poika trying to control but Jaquillard is working from the bottom.

Van Poika got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jaquillard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Van Poika has managed to get both his arms back between Jaquillard's legs - danger averted.
Jaquillard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Van Poika's guard.
Van Poika trying to control the position here.
Let's hope that Van Poika has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Van Poika looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jaquillard is one step ahead there.
Van Poika controlling Jaquillard's posture.
Jaquillard wants to stand but Van Poika has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kale Van Poika was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Van Poika drives through with a takedown into Jaquillard's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Van Poika must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jaquillard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Van Poika manages to get himself to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Poika utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jaquillard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Van Poika is pulling down on Jaquillard's head to control his posture.
Van Poika wants to sweep here but Jaquillard controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaquillard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Van Poika is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Van Poika manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jaquillard manages to get himself to full guard.
Van Poika throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Van Poika trying to control but Jaquillard is working from the bottom.

Jaquillard is looking for a triangle but Van Poika pushes his legs off easily.
Jaquillard keeping moving, preventing Van Poika from controlling successfully.
Jaquillard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jaquillard lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Van Poika!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Poika is trying desperately to improve position.
Van Poika wants to control but Jaquillard is having none of it.
Jaquillard thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jaquillard lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Jaquillard is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Van Poika to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Van Poika shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Poika is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kale Van Poika dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Van Poika scores a takedown into full mount!
Van Poika really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jaquillard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jaquillard is trying desperately to improve position.
Van Poika lands a big elbow.
Van Poika with a couple of short strikes.
Van Poika lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jaquillard swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Van Poika landing strikes from the mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Poika has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jaquillard's face.
Jaquillard tries to hold on but Van Poika postures up.
Van Poika has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jaquillard's face.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Van Poika lands a big shot there that rocks Jaquillard but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Jaquillard is rocked!
Jaquillard is looking to get to half guard.
Oh Jaquillard is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Van Poika postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Jaquillard bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Van Poika and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kale Van Poika!